9524095

Display Control Device, Display Control Method, and Program

PublishedDecember 20, 2016
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Patent Claims
9 claims

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1. A display control device comprising: a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display a guide for a gesture motion in a first state; a detecting unit configured to detect the gesture motion performed on the display unit at an area other than an area where the guide is displayed, wherein the display control unit is configured to change the guide to a second state and cause the display unit to display the guide in an event the gesture motion is detected, the guide corresponding to the detected gesture motion; and a communication unit configured to transmit a command corresponding to the detected gesture motion to a predetermined device, wherein the display control unit is configured to output an indicator indicating that the command corresponding to the detected gesture motion is being transmitted to the predetermined device.

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2. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the gesture motion corresponds to the command for controlling the predetermined device.

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3. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein there is a plurality of guides for the gesture motion in accordance with categories of devices, the display control device further comprises a selecting unit configured to select a category of the predetermined device and the guide for the gesture motion, and wherein the display control unit is configured to cause the display unit to display the guide selected by the selecting unit for the gesture motion in the first state.

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4. The display control device according to claim 1 , further comprising the display unit.

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5. A display control method comprising the steps of: causing a display unit to display a guide for a gesture motion in a first state; detecting the gesture motion performed on the display unit at an area other than an area where the guide is displayed; changing the guide to a second state and causing the display unit to display the guide in an event the gesture motion is detected, the guide corresponding to the detected gesture motion; transmitting a command corresponding to the detected gesture motion to a predetermined device; and outputting an indicator indicating that the command corresponding to the detected gesture motion is being transmitted to the predetermined device.

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6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, a set of computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform the steps comprising: causing a display unit to display a guide for a gesture motion in a first state; detecting the gesture motion performed on the display unit at an area other than an area where the guide is displayed; changing the guide to a second state and causing the display unit to display the guide in an event the gesture motion is detected, the guide corresponding to the detected gesture motion; transmitting a command corresponding to the detected gesture motion to a predetermined device; and outputting an indicator indicating that the command corresponding to the detected gesture motion is being transmitted to the predetermined device.

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7. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the second state represents a reversed display with respect to the first state.

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8. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator is a communication lamp displayed on the display unit to indicate the transmission of the command to the predetermined device.

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9. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator is an operation sound indicating the transmission of the command to the predetermined device.

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Publication Date

December 20, 2016

Inventors

Koichi Akasaka
Daisuke Kawamura
Hiromitsu Oka

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